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chap_n 17_o compound_n work_v more_o forcible_o and_o how_o to_o compound_v and_o mix_v those_o simple_n which_o we_o will_v use_v in_o our_o mixture_n chap_n 18_o just_a weight_n of_o a_o mixture_n chap_n 19_o prepare_v simple_n chap_n 20_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o animal_n putrefaction_n and_o of_o a_o strange_a manner_n of_o produce_v live_a creature_n chap_n 1_o earthy_a creature_n generate_v of_o putrefaction_n chap_n 2_o bird_n which_o be_v generate_v of_o the_o putrefaction_n of_o plant_n chap_n 3_o fish_n which_o be_v generate_v of_o putrefaction_n chap_n 4_o new_a kind_n of_o live_a creature_n may_v be_v generate_v by_o copulation_n of_o divers_a beast_n chap_n 5_o dog_n